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Question 1:
What are Beamed notes? |
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Answer:
Beamed notes connect quavers (eighth notes) and
notes of shorter value |
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2: When two parts of music are written on the same
staff, which direction do the stems of the lower notes
face? |
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Answer:
The stems of the lower notes face downwards so the
parts are easily identified |
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Question
3: What is the significance of placing a dot to the
right of a note head? |
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Answer:
It shortens the notes duration by a half |
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Question 4:
What is the name commonly given in the US to the rest
symbol? |
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Answer:
It is commonly referred to as 'rail road tracks' |
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Question 5:
In vocal music, what is a cantata? |
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Answer:
It is a vocal composition for chorus and soloists,
the words either sacred or secular |
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Question 6:
What is a 'Grand Opera'? |
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Answer:
It is an opera with a serious plot and no spoken
dialogue |
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Question 7:
How is a bar represented on a musical stave? |
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Answer:
It is represented as a vertical line across the
staff |
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Question 8:
What does a double bar represent? |
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Answer:
A double bar marks the end of a division or
composition |
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Question 9:
What note is represented by an open note with a stem? |
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Answer:
A half note |
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10: How does the double bass differ from other
members of the string family? |
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Answer:
It is tuned in fourths instead of fifths |
